Prepare for Blood & Guts!

AEW arrives in Houston, and it is time to fight for advantage in Blood & Guts! Death Riders or Conglomeration, Team Mone or Team Kris, who will win?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Orange Cassidy VS Claudio Castagnoli; Claudio wins.
• AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone & Athena VS Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron; Willow & Harley win and advance.
• Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Darby Allin VS Daniel Garcia; Darby wins.
• Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Mina Shirakawa VS Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford; Megan wins.
• AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS Hangman Page, Hook & Eddie Kingston; The Opps win and retain the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

Tony Schiavone is in the ring.

And don’t worry, it’s THE Tony Schiavone this time. He brings up the social media announcement from AEW earlier today, the new National Championship! They will explain more on that, but wait! The Opps storm out here! Schiavone is worried as Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & “Powerhouse” Will Hobbs make their way to the ring. Joe has a mic to say, “Pardon the interruption… But Houston, we have a problem! See, there’s a term that I heard a long time ago around here, and it might just apply to the man that I’m staring at in the ring. Tony Schiavone…” The fans cheer Tony on, and Joe says yes, cheer this man!

Cheer Tony on, because he will surely say he had nothing to do with what happened last week. But Joe is finding that very hard to believe. The fans cheer for “TONY S*IT!” a la #CowboyS*it. Schiavone says Joe knows how much respect he has for The Opps, but- “SHUT UP!” The fans boo Joe but Joe says he’ll explain what’s about to happen. “There are consequences for the actions we choose to engage in, Tony. And tonight, my little Georgia peach, consequences have come for you.” The fans boo as The Opps flank the ring. Security rushes out here to stand in the way, but Joe just grins. Joe says this is cute, but Schiavone knows he’s just getting more people hurt.

The fans boo but then HANGMAN PAGE makes his way out here! The Cowboy gets The Opps to back down, but then Joe says this couldn’t have worked out any better. They can take care of two problems at once! The Opps gets back up, but then Hook & Eddie Kingston rush out here! The Mad King even has his crutch! The fans cheer that, and Hangman tells Joe he could forgive Joe for being confused. That man is Tony Schiavone, not Adam Page. The Hangman is right here! The fans cheer that, and Hangman says yeah, Joe’s right, Hangman IS Joe’s problem. So if Joe wants to handle that problem, Hangman will beat that ass in his Wranglers!

The fans cheer, but Hook asks for the mic. Hangman obliges, and Hook says The Opps are still Trios Champions, right? The belts they won without Hook! Well, how ’bout they prove they’re fighting champions and put them on the line after all! The fans fire up for that! Joe says Hook does not talk to Joe that way ever, not a day in his life! Hook wants his shot at the champs?! Then fine! Their Six Man Tag tonight, The Opps will kick your asses for the titles tonight! The fans fire up and things have just escalated! Will Hook & Eddie help Hangman become a Two Belt Cowboy? Or will Joe just choke Hangman out before their fight at Full Gear?

Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Orange Cassidy VS Claudio Castagnoli!

With just a week left to prepare, advantage is up in the air! We begin a Best 2 Out of 3 Match series between Conglomeration and Death Riders! Will Houston be Freshly Squeezed? Or will the Swiss Cyborg strike first blood?

Cassidy doesn’t wait for a bell, he DIVES onto Claudio the moment Claudio’s ringside! The fans fire up, Cassidy keeps going, and another DIVE! Another hit and Claudio is down again! The fans cheer Cassidy as he puts Claudio against railing, then climbs up to rain down fists! The ref reprimands but the fans count along, only for Claudio to stop things at nine! Claudio THROWS Cassidy into the ropes, then SHOVES him into the ring. Cassidy sputters, Claudio takes his shirt off, and Claudio storms into the ring. He drags Cassidy up, but Cassidy bumps Claudio off buckles! And then side to side to bump him off more buckles!

Cassidy goes for a third, but Claudio stops Cassidy halfway! Claudio CHOPS, then he THROWS Cassidy into more ropes! Claudio steps inside while the fans boo, and finally the bell rings. Cassidy BOOTS Claudio, runs, but into a POP-UP- ARM-DRAG from Cassidy! Cassidy kips up while Claudio bails out, and Cassidy DIVES! But Claudio catches Cassidy! Claudio keeps the stalling suplex as he walks around the way, then he GOURD BUSTERS Cassidy onto barriers! The fans boo but Claudio huffs ‘n’ puffs. Claudio drags Cassidy back up for another suplex! The fans boo but Claudio walks up the steel steps with Cassidy!

Claudio THROWS Cassidy into the ring, then shakes out his arms as he steps in. Claudio runs up, Cassidy dodges! Cassidy runs in, but Claudio puts him on the apron. Cassidy RAMS into Claudio, slingshots, but Claudio catches him again! Claudio suplexes, stalls, but Cassidy flails! Cassidy slips around, and he powers his way for a sleeper, only for Claudio to hold it off! The fans rally and Cassidy gets the SLEEPER! Claudio endures, powers up, and he SWINGS Cassidy around! Cassidy holds on and the fans cheer! Claudio fades, drops to his knees, but powers back up! Claudio pries the hold open, bends fingers, and SNAPS them!

The fans boo but Claudio spins into the GIANT SWING! Cassidy goes around and around, Claudio THROWS Cassidy away at seven! Cassidy tumbles out of the ring while Claudio catches his breath, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Claudio tells fans to shove it before he goes out and fetches Cassidy. Claudio pushes Cassidy into sitting down against the barrier, then UPPERCUTS him! Cassidy sputters again while Claudio takes a seat now. The ref reprimands, Claudio drags Cassidy up, and Claudio scoops to SLAM Cassidy on the apron! Claudio shoves Cassidy into the ring, then stalks Cassidy. Claudio stomps Cassidy’s fingers! Cassidy writhes, but then Claudio drags him up by an ear. Cassidy fires body shots, Claudio shoves him away to scoop and BACKBREAKER! Cassidy bails out of the ring and Claudio paces with the ring count.

Cassidy rises up, hobbles forward, but Claudio UPPERCUTS him right into the barriers! Cassidy hobbles into the ring after all, but then Claudio storms in and drops an ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Cassidy writhes, Claudio looms over him, and Claudio drags Cassidy back up. Claudio ROCKS Cassidy with a forearm, then stalks him to a corner. Claudio stands Cassidy up to UPPERCUT him back down, then stalks Cassidy again. Claudio stands Cassidy up for another UPPERCUT, and Dynamite returns to single picture. Cassidy sputters, the fans rally up, but Claudio stands Cassidy up for another UPPERCUT! But Cassidy puts his hands up! And in his pockets!

Claudio deadlift suplexes Cassidy! The fans boo, but Cassidy puts his hands back up! And in his pockets! But then Claudio deadlifts Cassidy for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! But even while on his face, Cassidy puts his hands in his pockets! Claudio deadlifts Cassidy again, THROWS him to the corner, then fires off fast hands and UPPERCUTS! Claudio puts Cassidy up top, UPPERCUTS again, and Cassidy wobbles. But then Cassidy sits up, to put his hands in his pockets! And FLYING RANA! Cassidy keeps going, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then SHOTGUNS! The fans fire up for the kip-up! Claudio rises, but Cassidy hooks him to a backslide, TWO!

Cassidy PENALTY KICKS! Claudio sputters, Cassidy fires up, and Cassidy builds speed, only for Claudio to dodge the slide. Cassidy keeps moving, DAREDEVIL- NO, Claudio catches him! Cassidy tilt-o-whirls through to DDT on the floor! The fans fire up for Cassidy and he puts Claudio in the ring. Cassidy goes up, up, and DEEP IMPACT! Cover, TWO!! Claudio survives the onslaught but the fans rally for Cassidy. The standing count begins, and Cassidy stands at 4 of 10. Cassidy powers up, takes aim, but Claudio slow rolls to the apron. Cassidy runs up to ORANGE- NO, Claudio RAMS low, slingshots to sunset flip, and then deadlifts again!

POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Cassidy survives, but Claudio is on him for a CROSSFACE! The fans rally as Cassidy endures! Cassidy pushes through to roll Claudio up! TWO, and Claudio UPPERCUTS! Claudio has the Gotch Hold, but Cassidy powers up! Claudio fights off the Beach Break to lift Cassidy all the way up, but Cassidy RANAS! Cover, TWO!! Claudio escapes in time, and he gets under, HIGH CROTCH URENAGE! Then a SLIDING UPPERCUT! Cover, TWO! Cassidy survives and Claudio grows frustrated! The fans rally up, and Cassidy slow rolls to the apron. Claudio storms over and drags Cassidy up.

Claudio traps Cassidy in the ropes, and fires UPPERCUT after UPPERCUT! The fans boo, the ref counts, but Claudio stops at 4. Then Claudio climbs the corner, and he deadlifts INTO A STUN-DOG MILLIONAIRE!! The fans are thunderous for the ORANGE- UPPERCUT from Claudio! Cassidy wobbles, Claudio ripcords, POP-UP- ORANGE PUNCH!! And then an ORANGE- POP-UP UPPERCUT!!! Cover, Claudio wins!!

Winner: Claudio Castagnoli, by pinfall; Death Riders lead 1-0 in the series

And with that, all the pressure is now on The Conglomeration! Can Darby Allin tie things up with a win over Daniel Garcia? Will Roderick Strong be ready should he and Jon Moxley need to battle on Collision?

Backstage interview with Don Callis, Kyle Fletcher, and Mark Briscoe.

Renee Paquette is with The Jackal, The Protostar, and The Sussex County Chicken. She thanks them for accepting the No Physicality Agreement, and says Briscoe asked for this time. What is on his mind? Briscoe says two weeks ago, he challenged Fletcher for one more match for the TNT Championship. Now he received a response from Don Callis, but he wants a response direct from Fletcher. Fletcher wants to talk but Briscoe says hold on one second, he was not finished. Now, here is Briscoe’s thought process: At WrestleDream, it took a swift kick to the family jewels to secure the victory, and that cannot sit good! That’s not a fulfilling victory! That’s like making out with your sister.

Callis says Briscoe would know. But Briscoe says he is just trying to help Fletcher become a real man. Let’s take the kick to the nuts out, make it all null and void, make it meaningless. Let’s do it at Full Gear, Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe, TNT Championship, NO DISQUALIFICATIONS! Fletcher says wow. He might actually really like that. Callis says Fletcher likes having fun, and Callis loves making Fletcher happy. There’s something here for Fletcher, but also something for Briscoe, because the TNT title is what he wants, right? The thing is, Papi Callis needs something for himself. Briscoe says he is guessing it’ll be Title VS Career or something like that.

Oh, whoa, no, Callis would never end Briscoe’s career. Callis loves Mark Briscoe, as a wrestler. But he has something much better for both of them in mind. If, or rather when, Briscoe loses to Kyle at Full Gear, Briscoe will JOIN THE DON CALLIS FAMILY, leaving The Conglomeration behind, FOREVER! And just to be clear, this might blow Briscoe’s mind, but let’s make it about Briscoe for once! The hungry mouths back in Delaware that Briscoe’s gotta feed and give all his money to! Briscoe won’t let Callis talk like that but Callis says The Conglomeration is just suckin’ the life outta him! Briscoe says this silver tongued snake is trying to get him to make a deal with the devil!

But y’know what? It is only a deal with the devil of Briscoe loses! And dammit, Briscoe ain’t losing! At Full Gear, it’ll be Callis who has to deal with the devil! You’re on, buddy! Briscoe storms off, and both Callis and Kyle smile ear to ear. Will the Sussex County Chicken finally be the Face of TNT? Or will he end up cooked by the New Jersey Devil?

Backstage interview with Don Callis, Josh Alexander & The Young Bucks.

Dynamite returns and now Renee is with The Jackal, The Walking Weapon, and the desperate Matt & Nick Jackson. She says it is official for Full Gear, they will be in the first-ever MILLION DOLLAR TRIOS MATCH! But since The Bucks have agreed to the match, is it safe to assume they are Don Callis Family? Matt says that’s a different subject, but Callis says let’s not put them on the spot. They’re top talent! By the way, how was the Escalade ride from the airport? The care package under the seat? Good, right? Anyway, from what Callis has seen going on with how this company treats this once-in-a-generation tag team like they’re a couple of JOBBERS…!

Callis said, and Alexander can confirm, Callis said if it takes every last penny in his bank account, he will make sure The Bucks get the treatment they deserve. Because when you’re with Callis, you’re with The Family. And speaking of, the rest of the Family steps in! Kyle, Archer, Rocky, Mark Davis, Hechicero, CLØN, they’re all here. Callis says don’t take his word for it, Let a good friend of theirs tell ’em all about it. Ladies and gentlemen, THE RAINMAKER…!! Kazuchika Okada steps in, smiles, and Matt says this is a lot to consider. Thanks, everyone, the Million Dollar Trios Match sounds awesome, it’s just-

Callis says say no more. Guys, let’s give ’em their space. The Callis Family exits, and Okada says don’t take too much time deciding. Okada heads out now, and the Bucks do have a lot to consider. Will Matt & Nick sell out to The Jackal? Or will even a million bucks not tempt The Bucks?

AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Tournament Opening Round: Mercedes Mone & Athena VS Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron!

While these teams have to prepare for next week’s historic first-ever Women’s Blood & Guts match, #UltiMone and the Forever ROH Champion want to make history by taking these tag titles. Will the #CEOverlords ride the Money Train all the way to the mountaintop? Or will The Babes of Wrath derail Mone & Athena right from the start?

The teams sort out, but then Mone & Athena just attack! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Mone beats down Harley while Athena drags Willow out of the ring. Athena looms over Willow while Mone stomps Harley, and the bell finally rings to get this on record. Mone runs to METEORA! Then Mone rains down fists! The fans boo but Athena applauds. Mone bumps Harley off buckles, tag to Athena, and they dig their boots in. The ref counts, Mone steps out, but Athena digs her boots in deeper. Tag back to Mone, they mug Harley, and Mone mocks the fans. Mone CHOKES Harley on the ropes!

The fans boo but Mone KNEES Harley back into the ring. Cover, TWO! The fans rally but Mone taunts Harley. Harley crawls, but Mone whips her to the corner. Tag to Athena, Athena ROCKS Harley, and then Athena snapmares Harley. Athena KNEES Harley in the back again and again, then soaks up the heat. Athena pushes Harley over, throws down fists, and argues with the ref about the count. The fans taunt Athena with, “Dallas Sucks! Dallas Sucks!” Athena tags Mone, they mug Harley again, then Mone BLASTS Willow! The fans boo while Mone waistlocks Harley. Harley fights the lift, and fans chant, “Boston Sucks! Boston Sucks!”

Harley switches, ripcords, and ducks a kick to pump handle and BACKDROP PLEX! Then hot tag to Willow! Willo dodges Mone, BLASTS Athena, then LARIATS Mone again and again! The fans fire up, Athena is back, but Willow sends her into Mone! Willow runs corner to corner, DOUBLE SPLASH! Willow whips Mone into Athena, then goes up a corner, DOUBLE MISSILE DROPPKICK! The fans fire up with Willow, she tags Harley back in, and they double whip the CEOverlords. Athena & Mone reverse, but Willow & Harley reverse back, ROUNDHOUSE for Mone and ENZIGIRI for Athena!

The fans fire up as Willow scoops Mone to SIDEWALK SLAM! Then she and Harley hip bump, and Harley runs to wheelbarrow, ASSISTED SPLASH on Mone! Cover, Athena SENTONS it apart! Willow whips, Athena reverses, Willow ends up on the apron. Athena DROPKICKS Willow now, but Harley waistlocks, only for Money to BACKSTABBER! The fans boo but Mone then holds the ropes open. Athena DIVES onto Willow! Mone METEORAS Harley! Athena then RIPCORDS Mone up into the Gory Especial!? MONEY MAKER SPLASH REMIX! Cover, TWO!! Harley survives and the fans fire up while Dynamite goes picture in picture!

The CEOverlords are seething, but Mone drags Harley up. Tag to Athena, they mug Harley more, then Athena CHOKES Harley on the ropes! The ref counts, Athena backs off at 4, and Harley sputters. Athena then CLOBBERS Harley! Cover, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Athena drags her over to the corner. Tag to Mone, Mone stomps Harley down, then Mone does her dance to taunt Willow. Mone runs and METEORAS! Cover, TWO! Mone is furious, and she beats up on Harley more! Mone drags Harley up to snap suplex, then cover, TWO! Mone seethes but calms herself down before she brings Harley over.

Tag to Athena, The CEOverlords double whip and DOUBLE ELBOW Harley down! Athena covers, TWO! Mone mocks Harley by holding up a fallen extension, and Athena taunts Willow by holding Harley’s hand out to her. Athena CLUBS Harley, bumps her off buckles, then tags Mone. Dynamite returns as the fans boo, and Mone hits a snap suplex! That’s just Una Amiga, and then Mone snap suplexes! Dos Amigas! Mone soaks up the heat from Houston, tags Athena back in, and they work together, but Harley slips free of the third amiga! Harley mule kicks, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then manages a DOUBLE CRUCIFIX DRIVER!

Willow tags in, and she DOUBLE LARIATS the CEOverlords! The fans are thunderous as Willow rallies on Athena with LARIAT after LARIAT! Then Willow fires LARAITS off in the corner! The fans count along as Willow goes to TEN! Willow runs corner to corner, CANNONBALL! Willow then RIPCORDS Athena for a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Athena survives, Willow is frustrated, but the fans rally behind Willow. Athena gives a weak kick, but Willow grabs the legs! Willow YANKS Athena up, Athena ROCKS Willow first! Tag to Mone, but then Willow fireman’s carries Athena! Mone runs up, she CROSSBODIES Willow down! Cover, TWO!

Mone grows further frustrated, talks trash on Willow, and she fires hands! Mone runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Willow blocks it to make it a SIDEWALK SLAM! Willow drags Mone up, tags Harley, and the fans fire up! The Babes of Wrath pinball Mone with forearms and CHOPS! Then Willow fireman’s carries, but Mone slips free! BACKSTABBER! Harley wrenches Mone, SOLE FOOD! Athena has Harley for a suplex, GOURD BUSTER! Willow LARIATS Athena! The fans fire up again as Willow helps Harley up. They coordinate and bring Athena up. The fans cheer The Babes of Wrath as they whip Athena, but Athena goes up! DOUBLE CODE BREAKER!

Another BACKSTABBER on Harley! STATEMENT MAKER CROSSFACE!! Harley endures, but Willow POUNCES Athena onto Mone! PERIOD! The fans are thunderous again, “This is Awesome!” All four women stir, Harley and Mone head for their corners, hot tags to Athena and Willow! Willow swings, Athena dodges, and Athena ROCKS Willow, but Willow ROCKS Athena! The shots go back and forth, but Athena wrenches to SOBAT, FRONT KICK, and ENZIGIRI! Willow rebounds to LARIAT!! The fans fire up again, and Willow gets them to bark. Mone runs up, but Willow DECKS her for it!

Willow fireman’s carries Mone, DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Then CANNONBALL but Athena dodges! Athena hurries to haul Willow up, Canadian Rack, SIDEWINDER CODE BREAKER! Willow staggers around, Harley tags in! Athena fireman’s carries Willow, Harley runs up, but Athena SMACKS Harley with Willow’s boots! Then Athena scoops Harley?! Athena shows her power as she hits a SAMOAN DROP FALL AWAY SLAM COMBO!! Cover on Harley, TWO!! Harley survives and Athena is shocked! Athena calls to Billie Starkz while the fans cheer on “A E DUB! A E DUB!” Billie Starkz IS here, and she hurries to grab a belt!

Billie has Athena’s world title, holds it out to Athena, but KRIS STATLANDER CLOBBERS BILLIE! Athena still has the weapon but the ref tells her no! Willow gut wrenches first! BABE WITH THE POWERBOMB!! Then a feed to HARLEY’S FINISHING MOVE!! Cover, BABES WITH THE WRATH WIN!!

Winners: Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron, by pinfall (advance to the semifinals)

The AEW Women’s World Champion just made sure justice was served, and now the CEOverlords are OUT of the tournament! Willow & Harley are all fired up, will they soon be the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions? Or will they run afoul of those Sisters of Sin, Julia Hary & Skye Blue?

Tony Schiavone is in the ring, again.

Schiavone says that as they were trying to say to start the show, before he was so rudely interrupted, that AEW is raising the stakes on Full Gear, Saturday, November 22nd. There will be a Casino Gauntlet Match, with the winner being the INAUGURAL AEW National Champion! This title carries the lineage of the original National Championship and will return to TBS for the first time in almost 40 YEARS. As you can imagine, wrestlers have been lining up to sign up for said Casino Gauntlet. We bring out two of the entrants, it is Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin of the Hurt Syndicate!

The fans cheer as The All Mighty, The Standard of Excellence, as well as Montel Vontavious Porter, make their way out to the ring. Houston sings, “We Hurt~ People!” The Syndicate joins Schiavone in the ring, and MVP wants Schiavone to hold on. MVP checks Schiavone’s nose, and Schiavone assures him, it’s the real Schiavone. But two of the best ever, this brings up an interesting situation for the Syndicate, doesn’t it? MVP repeats that, “Brings up an interesting situation for the Syndicate? Tony Schiavone, we are the Hurt Syndicate, we ARE the most interesting thing in every room we step into.

“But you know what else interesting, Tony? The history of the newly debuting AEW International title. Amazing, historic names like, uh, let’s see… You’ve got Paul Orndoff. Jack Brisco. The legendary Dusty Rhodes! And the Great Chief Wahoo McDaniel held it before the iconic Nikita Koloff beat him for it to unify it. That’s interesting. But y’know, when it comes to iconic, who’s more iconic than The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley? Who is better than the Standard of Excellence, Shelton Benjamin? Tony, both these men have declared themselves as entrants into the Casino Gauntlet Battle Royal at Full Gear. The prize is ours.”

The fans cheer and Schiavone says yes, the National Championship is on the line, but what happens should Lashley and Benjamin have to go up against each other? MVP says that’s a very simple thing to answer. They are businessmen, they always do what is best for business, but here is who wins: The Hurt Syndicate wins! But more importantly, the AEW audience wins. The fans cheer that! But wait, Ricochet & The Demand now interrupt! The fans boo as Ricochet leads the way for Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona, and Ricochet has a mic.

Ricochet wants them to listen, because he promises to make this as quick as possible. As a Philadelphia Eagles fan, Ricochet doesn’t wanna be in trashy Texas any longer than he has to be. He is out here because for those who know Ricochet, they know Ricochet gives credit where credit is due. The three of them just wanted to give The Hurt Syndicate the credit they deserve. Yes, because seriously, it doesn’t matter how decrepitly old The Hurt Syndicate is, they hobble their old asses out here into Ricochet’s ring, talking about gold! Honestly, that is amazing. At their age, Ricochet admires them all.

But look, every single time Ricochet speaks, he spits nothing but facts! Every time he grabs the mic, it seems like he has to say, “I told you so.” Because he said every single one of the morons watching here and at home that Ricochet was going to do everything that those three Syndicate morons would never win gold again! And that’s what happened, isn’t it, Bob? How’s his back? The fans tell Ricochet to STFU but Ricochet says they’re just making it worse. Every single time Ricochet is out here, the fans love him! But Ricochet is here for the Syndicate, because they’re starting to piss him off.

The fans keep on booing, but MVP says no one cares about what Ricochet has to say. The only thing The Demand has done well is get their asses beat by The Syndicate. They like to get hurt, the Syndicate likes to hurt people, so Ricochet should just shut his mouth before they beat dat ass right now! The fans cheer that! Ricochet says the only thing you need to know is that at Full Gear, The Demand will be met, and Ricochet will walk out of New Jersey your inaugural AEW National Champion! HAHAAA~! MVP says Ricochet talks s*it, the Syndicate hurts people. Run it! The Demand backs down, but will The One & Only be the first AEW National Champion?

The Jurassic Express walks ‘n’ talks.

Jack Perry says, “Wow, a million-dollar money match. That’s a lot. But we have to remember, there are things more important than money, like friendship. And Bucks, I know you guys have been going through a rough patch. So, this should help.” Jack STABS a $100 bill to the table right outside Callis’ locker room. He also tells Luchasaurus to leave it. The message has been sent by Jungle Jack and his wrestling dinosaur, but will Matt & Nick heed the warning? Or will greed and pride get in the way?

Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Darby Allin VS Daniel Garcia!

For The Conglomeration, this is a must-win scenario. But The Relentless One does his best work when his back is against the wall. Moxley even gives Red Death one last pep talk to end this now and put The Conglomeration away. Will Daniel Garcia succeed where even The Maniac failed? Or will Moxley have no choice but to face Roderick Strong on Collision?

The bell rings and the two circle. Garcia avoids the attempts at the legs, and the two feel out a knuckle lock. Darby avoids a shoot-in this time, then they tie up. Garcia waistlocks, and he SLAMS Darby! Garcia floats all over Darby and slaps him around before the waistlock. Darby fights up, pries the hold open, and he waistlocks. Garcia powers Darby back, pries the hold open, but Darby rolls to avoid the switch. Darby headlocks, Garcia powers up but can’t power out as Darby holds on. Darby hits the takeover, has the cover, ONE! Garcia pushes forearms into Darby’s face, Darby pushes him down for another cover, TWO!

Darby holds onto the headlock as Garcia stands, but Garcia endures the grind. Garcia pulls Darby’s ear! The ref counts, Garcia stops at 4, and Garcia is free. Garcia then throat chops Darby down! The fans boo but Garcia storms up to stomp Darby in a corner. Garcia stomps away on Darby, stands on him, but the ref counts. Garcia steps off, Darby goes to the apron, and Garcia goes out the side. Garcia climbs the corner, drags Darby up, and he exposes the crossbar, to CHOKE Darby with the sleeve! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Garcia lets go at 4. Garcia smirks as he puts up the dukes, then denies the fans the dance.

Garcia drags Darby up again, but Darby YANKS Garcia into the bar! Then Darby takes the top off the post, and he puts Garcia’s arm inside! Darby HAMMERS the arm into the post! The ref reprimands, the fans wince with every hit, but then Darby BITES the arm! The fans freak out, Garcia freaks out, the ref counts, but Darby stops at 4. The fans fire up while Darby steps inside. Garcia drops to the floor, and Darby DIVES! Down goes Garcia but Darby also writhes from the landing. The fans rally up and Darby stands to THROW Garcia into barriers! Darby runs and SHOTGUNS Garcia into the barriers!

The fans fire up and Darby has Garcia again. Darby puts Garcia in the ring, stalks him, but Garcia bails out. The fans boo but Darby just goes to the apron. Garcia TRIPS Darby into the apron skirt trap! Garcia fires forearms, the ref counts, and the fans boo, but Garcia stops at 4. Garcia then roars as he BOOTS Darby down! The fans boo more but Garcia just drags Darby back up. Garcia whips Darby into the steel steps! Darby tumbles, clutches his knees, but Garcia dusts himself off while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Garcia drags Darby around by a leg, and DDTS the foot into the floor! Then Garcia puts Darby in the ring, stalks him, and Darby hobbles to a corner. Garcia is right on him, and he puts the leg in the ropes to kick and kick and kick! Garcia digs his knee into Darby, then he ties the tag rope to Darby’s chain necklace! The ref reprimands as Darby is stuck in the corner! Garcia then runs up to BOOT Darby down! And stomp him! Darby is being choked like a man in a noose, but the stomps actually break the tag rope! The ref reprimands and backs Garcia off while Darby is down in a heap. Garcia just soaks up heat as he storms back over to Darby.

Garcia looms over Darby as he crawls, then drags him up to put back in the corner. Garcia climbs up, he rains down fists, then stops at nine to again taunt fans with the dukes up. Garcia lets Darby fall in a heap while he soaks up more heat. Darby sputters, but Garcia hooks up the legs. Garcia lets Darby flail before he grabs the arms. Up, up, and away into the ROMERO SPECIAL! Darby endures and Dynamite returns to single picture, then Garcia BOOTS Darby into the buckles! The fans boo and Darby sputters again but Garcia just rises up. Darby is on the apron, Garcia storms up, but Darby RAMS into him! Darby slingshots to sunset flip, but Garcia rolls through!

Garcia storms up but Darby kicks out the legs! He catches Garcia into the GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! Garcia fights around, pops free, and he has the SLEEPER! The fans boo but Darby pushes back! Darby pops free to have the SLEEPER! Garcia does the same to get his SLEEPER back! The fans boo but Darby endures. Darby claws at Garcia’s arms, pushes back to a cover now, TWO! Both men stand, Garcia slips around, SLEEPER! Darby RAMS Garcia into a corner, but Garcia uses that for a HANGING SLEEPER! Darby sputters and the ref counts, Garcia drops Darby at 4. Garcia then hops down to bring Darby back up.

Garcia hoists Darby up top, then climbs up after him. The fans rally for Darby as they go to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! And a roll through! Deadlift, but Darby slips free! SCORPION DEATH DROP!! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! A standing count begins, both men stir, and Darby rises first. Darby hobbles at 6 of 10, then he goes up, up, only for Garcia to trip him up! Darby hits ropes, then apron, then floor! Garcia storms out after Darby, he drags Darby around the way by his arm, and then looks at the desk. But then Garcia pushes the steel steps aside, puts Darby in place, and then puts the steps back where they were!

Garcia lines up a shot, even as the fans freak out, and he DROPKICKS the steps into Darby!! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Garcia shows no mercy. Garcia grabs at Darby but the ref has him back off. Garcia says count Darby out then! Garcia waits in the ring and the count begins. The fans rally up harder and harder but Darby is still down at 5 of 10. Garcia wants after Darby again but the ref has him back off. Darby manages to stand, busted open as he is, but PAC ATTACKS! The Bastard knocks Darby down, then he hides in the shadows! Darby is back down as the ring count restarts, but he’s still down at the new 5 of 10.

Darby sputters at 6, reaches out at 7, but is still down at 8! Darby springs to life at 9! He lunges in at 9.9!! But then he falls right back over! Darby takes swings but Garcia dodges them with ease. Garcia waits on Darby, Darby grabs at Garcia, but then Garcia grabs Darby to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Darby falls back down, Garcia gets the legs, and he steps through for the “WOO~” and DRAGON TAMER! Garcia mocks The Icon, Sting, while he tortures Darby! But Darby still has fight in him! Darby crawls, reaches out, but Garcia puts on more pressure! Then he drags Darby away! But Darby rolls, and he kicks, kicks, and rolls through, to have the SCORPION DEATH LOCK!!

The fans are thunderous as Garcia suffers now! Garcia reaches out, but he can’t! HE TAPS! DARBY WINS!

Winner: Darby Allin, by submission; ties the series 1-1

BUT PAC ATTACKS AGAIN! The fans boo but The Bastard scares the ref off, and then drags Darby back up. But Darby fires fast hands! The fans fire up, but Pac shoves and BOOTS Darby back down! But here comes Cassidy! Cassidy fires hands on Pac! The fans cheer Cassidy on, but then WHEELER YUTA is here! BUSAIKU KNEE! Claudio follows after, and The Death Riders mug Cassidy. But Roderick Strong is here! But that’s 4v1! The fans boo as Moxley then CLOBBERS Kyle O’Reilly before Kyle could get in the ring! Moxley stands on Kyle’s bad knee, Pac hits a TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER on Cassidy!

Claudio hits a GOTCH NEUTRALIZER on Darby! Then Kyle is put back in the ring! Kyle snarls but Moxley taunts him. But a STRONG KNEE hits Moxley! The fans are fired up as Roddy runs all the Death Riders off! Roddy was the hero tonight, but will The Savior of the Backbreaker strike down The Maniac? Or will Moxley find a way to survive his Collision with Roderick Strong?

FTR is here!

Houston boos Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, and #BigStoke is conspicuous by his absence. FTR take to the mics, and Cash starts by saying, “Last week on Dynamite, we won a Four Way match to become #1 Contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! You would think we’d be over the moon about this, but the reality is that we should’ve been three-time champions at Forbidden Door in London!” The fans boo, Cash asks if they’re done, because he’s not. “We should’ve been three-time champions in London, but Brodido took that away from us. So now we got a bone to pick with Brodido, but we wanna do it to your faces!

“So please, Brodido, get out here and let us do this men to men, face to face.” The fans cheer as the music hits, but where are Brody King & Bandido? Oh, wait, Stokely IS here, and he’s locked Brodido in their room! Renee asks what is going on! Stokely, let them out! Stokely claims he doesn’t know what happened! He’s been trying to get the door open all night! Brodido~! Brodido~! Hey, have you watched The Wire? Great show. Stokely goes back to his phone and FTR feigns ignorance and concern. They were “really looking forward to having Brodido out here for a gentlemen’s handshake” before Full Gear. Aw, darn.

Fortunately, though, FTR has the second best thing here in the house sitting ringside. Give it up to Bandido’s family! The fans do cheer for Gravity, their sister, their mom, and even grandma. FTR walk over, Cash gives Gravity and grandma a high-five, and Dax says it is so nice to meet them all. Dax does his best to introduce themselves properly en Espanol, and muy bien y mucho gracias. Dax says he finds it so heartwarming that grandma got to attend her very first wrestling show in support of her grandson, Bandido. That’s beautiful. Give her a hand, everybody. The fans do cheer, and Dax says his first question is, how old is she?

Dax pulls his usual nonsense by answering his own question, that if he were to guess, she must not be a day over 113 years old. And he knows that they just celebrated Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos, but talk about dead! Bandido’s grandma takes the cake! The fans boo and Gravity gets upset. Dax says it is so admirable and heartwarming how much of a star her grandson, Bandido, has become. Can she please explain to everyone just how proud she is? Mucho much- Because if Dax has to guess, he would say she is probably pretty damn embarrassed to call Bandido “and this idiot,” Gravity, her grandbabies.

But if grandma promises to be a good girl, maybe Dax & Cash will adopt her as their, come se dice? Abuela. Let’s seal it with a kiss! She SLAPS Dax instead! And Gravity jumps the rails to fire hands! The fans fire up, but that’s 2v1! But wait! Speaking of 2v1, Stokely thinks he’s safe, until BRODY KING’S FIST PUNCHES THROUGH! The door, that is. But Brody does grab Stokely and choke him! Stoke gets free, runs away, but FTR still mugs Gravity! The fans boo but then Cash goes up! Dax reels Gravity in, but Stoke runs out to ringside to say RUN, FOOLS, RUN! BRODIDO IS HERE! The fans fire up as FTR indeed run away!

The fans bark while Bandido makes sure his brother is alright. With only 17 days left, will FTR make sure they stay far, far away from Brodido? Or will Dax & Cash still push the buttons of The Outlaw & The King of Death?

Toni Storm is here!

Houston cheers as the TIMELESS One is here, and she’s here for good reason! With Queen Aminata sadly out with injury, Toni’s best-friend-with-benefits is stepping up to the plate! Will Megan be in trouble facing #MinaNow? Or will even the Fighting Gravure Idol #BowDown to The Megasus?

Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series: Mina Shirakawa VS Megan Bayne w/ Penelope Ford!

The bell rings and Mina already shimmies and shakes. The fans cheer, but Megan SHOVES Mina away. Mina storms up, they tie up, and Megan powers Mina to ropes. The ref counts, Megan pushes Mina as she lets off, then “kicks rocks” at her. But Mina fires off forearms! Mina runs, RAMS Megan, but Megan stays up! Mina runs again to RAM Megan again, but still Megan stays put! Mina tries a third time, but Megan CLOBBERS Mina! Cover, ONE as Mina goes Matrix! The fans cheer as Mina shimmies and shakes again, but Megan deadlifts her! Mina fires elbows, Megan still lifts, but Mina victory rolls Megan into ropes!

Mina runs to dropkick the legs out! Then she BUZZSAWS! The fans fire up, Mina runs again, tilt-o-whirl and RUSSIAN- NO, Megan stops the leg sweep! Mina ducks the lariat to DROPKICK Megan to the apron! Toni says go, Mina, “get that big b*tch!” And she just means by size. Mina DROPKICKS Megan off the apron! The fans fire up and Mina goes up the corner. Megan stands, Mina SUPER CROSSBODIES! Down goes Megan and the fans fire up again! Toni applauds her girl, Mina stands up to shout, “I love you, Toni!” Toni says, “I love you, darling!” Mina goes back to the ring while Megan rolls inside.

The fans rally up, Mina climbs, but Megan SLAPS her! Megan then climbs up and scoops Mina for a SUPER FALL AWAY SLAM! Mina flounders, Toni is stunned, and Megan smirks, all while Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Megan stalks Mina, drags her right to a corner, and then stands her up to RAM her again and again! The ref counts, Megan stops at 4, and she ELBOWS Mina as she backs off. Megan then goes corner to corner for a SPLASH! And BUTTERFLY PLEX! Cover, TWO! Mina survives and Megan is annoyed but the Superbad Girl coaches her to keep going. Megan drags Mina up, to then short arm LARIAT! And short arm LARIAT! Megan drags Mina up and taunts Toni before another short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Mina shows some true grit but Megan puts her on the ropes. Megan CHOKES Mina, stops as the ref counts 4, and Toni is further concerned for Mina.

Megan paces, then she stands Mina up. Mina fires forearms, but Megan BOOTS her down! Megan drags Mina up again, suplexes, and holds Mina up! Megan holds past TEN, to SLAM Mina at FIFTEEN! Cover, TWO! Mina stays in this, but Megan stays on her with a chinlock. Mina endures, fights up, and fires body shots. Megan CHOPS Mina to the corner! Dynamite returns to single picture and Megan whips corner to corner. Megan runs corner to corner but Mina dodges! Megan hits buckles, but she still ROCKS Mina! Megan runs but Mina steps in for a FLYING CHUCK! Mina runs, but Megan fireman’s carries!

Mina slips free, she shoves Megan, then Mina runs to trip Megan! Mina then goes up the ropes to TORNILLO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Megan is tougher than that but the fans rally behind Mina. Mina fires more shots on Megan, then ROLLING ELBOWS! URA- NO, Megan ducks and fireman’s carries! Military Press SLAM, then a deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans boo but Megan goes out after Mina on the apron. Megan stands Mina up, reels her in, and suplexes, but Mina fights free! Mina ROCKS Megan, then reels her in! But Megan stops the suplex! Megan powers out, but Mina SLAPS Megan! Megan snarls, runs up, but into a ROUNDHOUSE!

Mina reels Megan in, APRON SUPLEX! The fans fire up with Mina and Toni cheers Mina on. Mina goes up the corner, but Megan ROCKS her first! Megan goes right up, SUPERPLEX! Megan roars, Toni can’t look, and Megan reels Mina in. But Mina RANAS free of the bomb! Toni is relieved as Mina then hits a ROLLING ELBOW! Megan drops to her knees, Mina goes up, FLYING SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!! Megan survives and Mina is stunned! Toni is still very worried but Mina calls for the end! Mina drags Megan up, dragon sleepers, but then MARINA SHAFIR CHOKES TONI!! The Problem is getting after Toni on behalf of her new partner!

The fans boo as Mina drags Toni into the crowd, and Megan hits the LEAPING LARIAT! Toni fires hands on Marina, Mina fights the lift, but Megan just double clutches! RUNNING LIGER BOMB!! Cover, Megan wins!

Winner: Megan Bayne, by pinfall; Team Mone leads the series

And then Marina RAMS Toni into steel steps! The fans boo but now Marina & Megan get Mina up to mug her! Toni rises, with a chair! Toni storms in, and she runs off Megan & Marina! But then The Triangle of Madness attacks! They’re the other part of the Women’s Blood & Guts and they’re looking to get some insurance on that match next week! But here come Jamie Hayter, Willow & Harley! They even things out with The Triangle, the fans are thunderous as now even Mone runs up! But The CEO is a bit more hesitant. She says her team’s got this, but then KRIS is here! Kris DECKS Mone and the fans fire up again!

Kris then gets in the ring and she LARIATS Megan up and out! Willow deals with Thekla, Harley feeds Julia to Kris’ DISCUS LARIAT! Hayter TOSSES Skye, and Marina bails now that numbers aren’t on her side. Kris helps Mina stand, Willow helps Toni, and now the team stands together! But there is still advantage to fight for this Saturday on Collision! Jamie Hayter VS Skye Blue, and if needed, Harley VS Thekla! Who will have the edge going into Blood & Guts?

AEW World Trios Championships: The Opps VS Hangman Page, Hook & Eddie Kingston!

Samoa Joe thought he, Hobbs & Shibata could bully Schiavone for his part to play last week, but that only angered The Cowboy, The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil & The Mad King more. The Opps got goaded into putting up the titles, will they regret it? Or will this be the perfect trap game for the AEW World Champion?

The introductions are made, the trios titles are raised, and we see who is truly #NeverLacking!

The trios sort out, Joe starts against Hangman for a Full Gear teaser, and the two circle. The fans rally up, but then Joe tags out to Shibata. The fans boo and Hangman frowns, but Cowboy and Wrestler circle now. They tie up, then fire forearms! The fans fire up for that, and even Eddie is amazed at how much Hangman hammers Shibata. Hangman whips, Shibata reverses, but Hangman avoids the boot! Shibata boots the lariat away, HEAD ‘N’ ARM, but Hangman elbows free! Shibata kicks low, runs, but into a BOOT! The fans fire up and Hangman stalks Shibata to a corner. Hangman CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS!

Hangman ROCKS Shibata, whips corner to corner, then runs up to LARIAT! Hangman runs but Shibata follows! BOOT! Shibata rains down forearms, then runs corner to corner, but Hangman gets up to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Shibata is tougher than that but Hangman stays cool. Hangman wrenches Shibata, tags Hook, and Hook KNEES low. Hook whips Shibata to a corner, runs up, and LARIATS! Hook then reels Shibata in, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Shibata is free but Hook stays on him. Shibata KNEES low, CLUBS him and stomps him, then brings him over. Shibata tags Hobbs, and Hobbs kicks Hook low.

The fans cheer for “MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!” Hobbs tries to talk to Hook, they could’ve still been teammates through all this. Hook doesn’t say anything, so Hobbs sighs, and takes a swing! Hook dodges to then ROCK Hobbs again and again! Hobbs KNEES low, then scoops, BACKBREAKER! Hook sputters and writhes while the fans boo. Hobbs tells Hook he doesn’t wanna hurt him, but he will. BACKBREAKER! The fans boo, Eddie coaches Hook, but Hobbs whips Hook to a corner. Hook dodges the splash, and manages an EXPLODER! Hobbs flounders, Hook fires up, but his own back brings him right back down.

The fans rally while Hook and Hobbs crawl, and Dynamite goes picture in picture.

Hook and Hobbs crawl, but Hangman and Eddie check with Hook. His back might be in worse shape than it looks, and Hobbs backs off to tag Joe. Eddie tags in, and Joe runs right up on Eddie to fire hands! Joe JABS, JABS, JABS, and he sits Eddie down in the corner! Joe digs his boots in, the ref counts, but Joe stops at 4. Joe smirks, then drags Eddie back up. Eddie fires body shots in return! Then CHOPS! And CHOPS! Joe HEADBUTTS Eddie down! Joe drags Eddie back up, whips him to a corner, and ELBOWS to PELE! Eddie sits down, the medics check Hook, and Joe tags Shibata. Shibata storms up to Eddie to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP!

Eddie fires up, and he CHOPS Shibata in return! Shibata CHOPS again! Eddie CHOPS again! Shibata CHOPS and Eddie backs off, only to come back and CHOP again! Shibata CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS, and Eddie backs down to a corner. Shibata CHOPS Eddie again, traps a leg in the ropes, and Joe distracts the ref. Shibata runs corner to corner to, more or less, hit SHATTERED DREAMS! Shibata plays dumb like he doesn’t know what happened, and then he sneaks some mule kicks on Eddie. The ref is busy with all the different protesting voices, but Shibata drags Eddie up to snapmare. Shibata scrapes his soles off Eddie’s face!

Shibata stomps Eddie, tags Joe back in, and then Joe HEADBUTTS Eddie. Joe ROCKS Eddie with a kidney shot, then ROCKS him with a forearm to the head. Eddie ends up in a corner as Joe JABS and ROCKS him again and again! Dynamite returns to single picture, Joe taunts Hangman, but Eddie eggs Joe on. Hook is still in bad shape while Joe clamps onto Eddie with shoulder claws! The fans rally as Eddie endures, and Eddie fights up to fire body shots. Eddie runs but Joe ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Joe just smirks. Joe goes back to Eddie, sits him up, and he Mongolian Chops Eddie again and again!

Joe then clamps back on for the shoulder claw. The fans rally, Eddie endures again, and Eddie fights back up for more body shots. But Joe THROWS Eddie down! Joe smirks, runs, and SENTONS but FLOPS as Eddie moves! The fans fire up as Eddie and Joe crawl for their corners! Hot tags to Hobbs and Hangman! The fans fire up as Hangman dodges Hobbs, BLASTS Shibata, then BOOTS Hobbs! Triangle jump LARIAT for Shibata! Hangman DUMPS Hobbs out, then aims to PLANCHA! But Hobbs catches him!? Hobbs aims, but Hangman slips free, Hobbs POSTS himself! Hangman goes up to the top rope! But Hobbs gets in the ring!

The fans cheer as Hangman still QUEBRADAS! Cover, TWO!! Hobbs survives but the fans fire up with Hangman! Hangman Alabama- NO, Hobbs is too much meat for that kind of lift! He CLUBS Hangman, scoops him, but Hangman slips free! ROLLING ELBOW! Hangman whips, Hobbs reverses, but Eddie tags back in! Hangman DIVES and just manages to hit Shibata down! Eddie then ROCKS Hobbs, but Hobbs ROCKS Eddie! Eddie returns to S T O! Joe runs up and he LARIATS Eddie! BUT HOOK IS BACK! Hook TOSSES Joe, clinches Shibata, but the back holds him back again! S T O from Shibata to Hook!

Hangman BOOTS Shibata from the ropes! He locks ‘n’ loads, Eddie brings the strap down! But Hobbs YANKS Hangman down! Scoop and APRON POWERSLAM! Eddie SHOVES Shibata aside while Hobbs THROWS Hangman away! Eddie DIVES but Hobbs ROCKS him! Hobbs shoves Eddie back in for Shibata’s GERMAN SUPLEX! Hobbs runs up on Hangman, and POUNCES him up the ramp! Hobbs isolates Hangman on the stage, “Cowboy S*it, my ass!” Hobbs hauls Hangman up, ROCKS him, but then Hangman ROLLING ELBOWS! They go along the way, but Hobbs scoops Hangman! POWERSLAM off the stage and THROUGH A TABLE!!

Joe grins while the fans lose their minds! The Powerhouse just brought down The Cowboy! The ref reprimands and Hobbs goes back to the ring. Eddie fires CHOPS on Shibata, but now Shibata & Joe CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! The fans boo the mugging, but Eddie dodges, the BOOT hits Joe! Eddie hits an EXPLODER on Shibata! The fans rally for Eddie, but Hobbs RAMS him into the corner! Eddie slumps down, but Hook makes the tag! Hook clamps onto Hobbs, RED- NO, Hobbs powers out of Redrum to torture rack! Hook endures, Joe holds Eddie down, Hook TAPS! Opps win!

Winners: The Opps, by submission (still AEW World Trios Champions)

Hangman down in wreckage, Eddie with his bad leg, but it’s Hook who may have taken the worst of it. The Opps are #NeverLacking, but will they soon add the AEW World Championship to the collection? Or can The Cowboy still kick it into Full Gear?

My Thoughts:

A great Dynamite as a sort of “go home, part one.” Sadly, a lot of predictable moves with this Blood & Guts advantage stuff, having to split them up between both Dynamite and Collision. Claudio beating Cassidy of course dictated Darby would beat Garcia, and now we are of course getting Moxley VS Roddy to decide it all. I feel like Death Riders are definitely getting advantage for Blood & Guts, but that’s because Darby & Conglomeration should win and move on from Death Riders. Though, they might end up feuding with Don Callis Family more given Callis put that bet on the TNT Championship match.

I can’t see Briscoe joining DCF, but now it feels like they’re giving away that Briscoe wins the TNT title off Fletcher. It’s a really interesting move but I guess this is meant to end the title feud. At the same time, hard to say if The Bucks are joining DCF or not. Between how much Callis is putting into persuading them, Okada putting that implied time limit, and then Jack Perry literally stabbing a $100 bill, The Bucks are certainly torn between two sides. I would think their decision of being DCF or not DCF will be the pivotal point in the Million Dollar Trios match at Full Gear, also impacting the outcome of the match.

The Women’s Division is in a slightly better position with only having the one advantage match tonight, but ironically it’s because of the weird scheduling Tony Khan has put them in. We got a great tag title tournament match from Mone & Athena VS Willow & Harley, and I’m actually a bit surprised Willow & Harley won. But at the same time, Mone has the world title for Full Gear, and that double header story I was sensing is now null and void. But Blood & Guts is still a detour the whole division is taking, and I still worry something could go wrong. Mina VS Megan was a last minute change because Aminata wasn’t cleared, but it still ended up a great match. Very good brawl after to have the teams together on screen, and now fans have a reason to watch Collision.

FTR had a good promo segment this time, because they didn’t go on and on with it like other times. They quickly got to the reveal of Brodido stuck in their room, and to insulting Bandido’s family, and then it was just hilarious seeing Stokely scared out of his mind with Brody punching through the door. Great heat on the tag match now, I wonder if Gravity gets back in the ring to help with the rest of the build. But with that, please let it be some other time, not this Saturday. FTR already did the best thing this week, they can take a Collision off for the sake of other stories building towards Full Gear.

Great stuff with The Opps and Hangman tonight, especially that opening promo. I feel like they upped the ante of the main event to give good reason why Opps win. Good sell on Hook with the back, and wow Hobbs putting Hangman through the table from off the stage, Hobbs should be challenging at Full Gear. I still wonder if my “Hook is a mole” theory holds, where Hook was (in story) exaggerating the pain. But at the same time, what’s the pay off? Is Hangman actually going to lose at Full Gear? And either way, is Hook going to fight Joe 1v1 or rejoin The Opps by turning on Eddie?

Last but not least, the news of AEW establishing their own National Championship. Doesn’t that belt belong to the current NWA these days? Mike Mondo won it at the NWA 77th Anniversary Show back in August. Is this a sign NWA joins the alliance AEW has with ROH, CMLL & NJPW/Stardom? I do like that this title will be up for grabs in a Casino Gauntlet, that’s a fun way of doing it rather than worrying about yet another tournament or just a generic battle royal. Good promo from Hurt Syndicate with Ricochet, but is this foreshadowing Ricochet winning? It doesn’t feel like Hurt Syndicate is winning, Lashley and Shelton might end up in each other’s way rather than helping, and The Demand is all about helping Ricochet. I just wonder what the belt will look like.

My Score: 8.8/10